News Around the Net!
Let’s begin the day by my pointing your attention to two great pieces recently from The Onion A.V. Club: this article about 25 great albums that work best when listened to from start to finish, and a spirited defense of the recent seasons of The Simpsons that lists 10 episode
Here Come the Superheroes! Part III of Josh’s Look at His Favorite Graphic Novels!
Over the past two days I have listed several of my favorite graphic novels. (Click here for part I and here for part II.) You’ll notice that most of them had nothing to do with super-heroes. This was purposeful — although super-hero stories dominate the American comi
More of Josh’s Favorite Graphic Novels!
Yesterday I wrote about several examples of my favorite graphic novels. Today I’d like to share a few more that represent longer works: Bone — Three cousins stumble into a mysterious valley filled with wonderful and dangerous creatures. What begins as a whimsical, fun-
After Watchmen — Some of Josh’s Favorite Graphic Novels
Recently I’ve had a number of conversations with friends about graphic novels. A lot of this was prompted by the Watchmen film. People have been asking me what I thought of the original Watchmen graphic novel (it’s a masterpiece!), if they should read it (YES!), and if
J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek has screened in Austin, Texas!
This is unbearably cool. I’ve been reading for weeks now about a special screening this week of a pristine new print of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. Seeing the magnificence of Khan on the big screen would be awesome enough, but the scr
